UCLA Bruins College Football Betting
In their annual rivalry game at USC, it was said that UCLA head coach Chip Kelly would be fired afterward. Instead, UCLA powered to a 38-20 win over the Trojans. With the heat off him and the Bruins, Kelly’s team was then routed in the Senior Night home finale by the 6-6 Cal Bears. Thus, the season ended with a thud and with doubts about the future. UCLA will face the Boise State Broncos in the LA Bowl.
College Football Betting Lines
UCLA Bruins -3
Boise State Broncos +3
Total: 50
Money Line: UCLA -145, Boise State +125
UCLA Bruins Weekly Matchup
On Saturday, December 16, 2023, the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 will face the Boise State Broncos of the Mountain West in the LA Bowl at SOFI Stadium in Inglewood, CA. Kickoff time is 7:30 p.m. ET, with television coverage on ABC.
Last game, the Boise State Broncos won 44-20 against the UNLV Rebels as 2.5-point road favorites. The game went over the total of 62.5. Boise State has a record of 8-5 straight up, 7-5-1 against the spread, and 8-4-1 over/under the total. Boise State ranks 24th for total offense, 59th for passing, 7th for rushing and 32nd for scoring. Defensively, they rank 63rd overall, 113th against the pass, 32nd against the rush, and 60th for points allowed. Also, Boise State ranks 97th for fewest turnovers lost and 55th for takeaways.
Interim head coach Spenser Danielson was hired as the full-time HC after the win over UNLV, which was for the Mountain West championship. Danielson took over for the fired Andy Avalos and went 3-0, saving a season on the brink.
UCLA Bruins Weekly Recap
Last game, the UCLA Bruins lost 33-7 against the California Golden Bears as 9-point home favorites. The game went under the total of 51. UCLA has a record of 7-5 straight up, 5-7 against the spread, and 2-10 over/under the total. UCLA ranks 47th for total offense, 61st for passing, 21st for rushing and 80th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 11th overall, 71st against the pass, 3rd against the rush, and 16th for points allowed. Also, UCLA ranks 103rd for fewest turnovers lost and 20th for takeaways.
Fernando Mendoza threw a pair of touchdown passes to Jeremiah Hunter, Jaydn Ott returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, and Cal gained bowl eligibility for the first time since 2019 with its rout of UCLA in Pasadena, Calif.
The Golden Bears fell behind 7-6 in the second quarter when Dante Moore threw a 5-yard scoring pass to Logan Loya. The UCLA score was set up by Laiatu Latu, who picked off Mendoza and took the return deep into Cal territory.
UCLA outgained Cal 380-302, with 266 of those yards coming on Moore's 23-of-38 passing. The Bruins had three possessions end on turnovers, while another three concluded with UCLA turning the ball over on downs.
2023 UCLA Bruins Football Schedule
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
RECORD |
| Sep 2 |
vs. Coastal Carolina |
W 27-13 |
1-0 |
| Sep 9 |
at San Diego State |
W 35-10 |
2-0 |
| Sep 16 |
vs. NC Central |
W 59-7 |
3-0 |
| Sep 23 |
at Utah |
L 7-14 |
3-1 |
| Oct 7 |
vs. Washington State |
W 25-17 |
4-1 |
| Oct 14 |
at Oregon State |
L 24-36 |
4-2 |
| Oct 21 |
at Stanford |
W 41-7 |
5-2 |
| Oct 28 |
vs. Colorado |
W 28-16 |
6-2 |
| Nov 4 |
at Arizona |
L 10-27 |
6-3 |
| Nov 11 |
vs. Arizona State |
L 7-10 |
6-4 |
| Nov 18 |
at USC |
W 38-20 |
7-4 |
| Nov 25 |
vs. California |
L 7-33 |
7-5 |
Once upon a time, the UCLA Bruins were a national power in college football. This basketball school became known as a perennial Pac-12 title contender and top-10 team. From 1965 through 1998, UCLA finished in the national top 20 a total of 20 times. And that included ten top-10 finishes. Since then, the going has been much tougher.
UCLA does not emphasize football like other national powers. It considers itself an all-sports school. But Oregon and USC are Pac-12 powers that invest more in football. And the results speak for themselves.
UCLA has 17 conference titles and two division championships. They have one national championship (1954). However, UCLA’s last conference championship was in 1998.
Past UCLA coaching greats include Tommy Prothro, Pepper Rodgers, Dick Vermeil, and Terry Donahue.
College Football Hall of Fame Bruins includes Troy Aikman, Gary Beban, Randy Cross, Tom Fears, Billy Kilmer, and Kohn Sciarra. The late great Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball’s color barrier, was a Bruin safety in 1939-40.
2023 College Football Schedule
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